Fire-starter.



G. T. SIMMONS.

FIRE STARTER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 5, 191a.

Patented Aug. 4, 19%

anveuto'a GTSb m mo nm THE NORRIS PETERS c0. PHOIO LITHQ, WASHINGTON. D c

GEORGE r. SIMMONS, or JANEsvILLnwIsconsm.

FIRE-STARTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug.:-ft, 1914.

Application filed June 5,1913. Serial No. 772,010. i

To allwhom it may concern Be it known that I, GEORGET. SIMMONS,

a citizen of the United Statesfresiding at J anesville, in the county of Rocln State of Wisconsin, useful Improvements in Fire-Starters; and I do hereby declare the followingto be a full, clear, vention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. 1

This invention relates to improvements in fire starters for hard coal heaters with a magazine.

One object of the invention is to provide a simpledevice of this character which is capable of holding live coals orzburning charcoal, and by means of which the live coals or charcoal can be inserted within, a mass of unburned coal or partly burned coal in a stove from which the fire has gone out.

This starts the fire without removing the coal from the magazine and half burned coal from the fire pot.

Another object is to provide a device of this character which includes a draft means to aid combustion of. charcoal before being inserted within the unburned coal.

Another object is to start the fire without smoke and thus prevent smoking up; the mica doors.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is an elevation of my device. showing the same in closed position; Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the device in open position. Fig. 3 is a side elevation showing the draft means. Fig. 41 is a vertical longitudinal. sectional viewon the line 47 1 of Fig. 3.

Referringparticularly to the accompanyingdrawings, 10 and 11 represent, respectively, elongated tubular handles. to the end of the handle 10 is a flange plate 12, while the handle 11 has secured thereto a flange plate 13, the flanges l and 15, respectively, of the plates being pivotally connected as indicated at 16., Formed on the handle 11, on the inner side thereof a rack 17 which is adapted to be engaged by a pivoted bail 18 carried by the handle 10. This bail when in engagement with the rack holds together, so that a pocket is the plates 13 formedtherebetween to hold live coals or have invented certain new and.

and exact description of the in- Secured burning charcoal. In the plate 13 is formed a draft opening 19, and slidable on the inner side of the plate and over the opening is a draft plate 20, this plate being: provided with openings 21 which are adapted to register with the opening 19 whenthe plate 20 is in lowered position. This plate is suitably guided under the lips 22 formed on the inner face of the plate at the side of the opening 19. Pivotally secured to the upper end of the plate 20 and extending through the handle 111 is an operating rod 23, the upper end of which projects through a centrally apertured disk on the upper end of the handle and has a hand grip 24 formed thereon. The lower portion of said plate is slotted as at 25and receives therethrough a rivet 25 secured to the plate 13 above the open ing 20.

Inthe operation of the device, charcoal is placed in the pocket between the plates, when the device is inthe positionshown in Fig. 1. The rod 23 is then pushed down to cause the openings of the plate 20 to register with the opening 21. Thecharcoal is then ignited, in any suitable manner, through the opening 21. The combustion of the charcoal can be quickened by blowing through the opening 21, or by swinging the device.

The center grate is dumped once, as all fine ashes are poked. from the center of the stove to give a good draft and confine the draft to the center of the fire pot.; The kindling device is then inserted into the center of the mass of unburned coal directly under the magazine of the stove. The bail 18 is then released and the handles, drawn together in the position shown in Fig; 2, when the device can be withdrawn leaving the burning charcoal in thecenterof the unburned coal. The draft of the stove will then cause the unburned coal to become quickly ignited from the charcoal.

It will of course be understoodvthat live coals can be placed in the same manner as the charcoal.

It will be noted that the handles are slightly offset out of the longitudinal plane of the plates, so that thehandles will be directed upwardly at an angle when the plates are inserted in the coal, to facilitate the insertion of. the device through the front door of the stove, and under the magazine.

What is claimed is:

1. In a fire. starting device, a pair of flanged members pivotally conncctcd,i offset plate mounted on one of the pivoted mem-.

- members in closed position, one of said scoop like members having gain opening, a plate slidably mounted within the member and provided With openings for registry with the first named opening, and a rod connected to the plate and extending longitudinally through one of the handles. f e

In testimony whereof, I iaifiX-my signature, in the presence of two Witnesses;

tubular handles connected to the --piyoted members, one of saidmembers having an opening therethrough, a slidable perforated bers and arranged for movement over theopening, ,and an operating means disposed longitudinally through one of the handles; and connected to the plate.

2. In-a fire starting device,-a pair 'of-scooplike structures pivotally connected, handles connected .to the scoop-like members and, slightly offset therefrom, means for spread- Q ing the handles apart to 'holdthe, scoop-like .1

Witnesses 5 v I ARTIE (A; ULEsEy,

ROGER CUNNINGH M.

Copies of this :paten-t may "be obtained for GEORGE T. SIMMONS; 

